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' E. D. PARSONS.

FILE STAND.

Patented Aug. 17, 188 6 WITNESSES: W z 645% I INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERSKINE DWIGHT PARSONS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

FILE-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 347,504, dated August 17, 1886.

Application filed January 1, 1886. Serial No. 187,548. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERSKINE DWIGHT PAR- soNs, of Kansas City, in-the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved File Staud, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a file-stand constructed to afford easy access to the pigeon-holes thereof and ready reference to the matter placed in the pigeon-holes.

Another object of my invention is such division of the pigeon-holes into series as will obviate confusion to the user and danger of making mistakes in filing matter away.

My invention consists of a revolving file having pigeon-holes vformed in vertical series and provided with special indexes to indicate the series of pigeon-holes, and also the pigeonholes themselves. I design to use, as indicated, twoindexes, one vertically arranged alongside the pigeon-holes, the other horizontal; but either may be used without the other, if desired.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a sectional elevation of my new andimproved file, taken on line was of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken on line y y of Fig. 1. I

A represents the body portion of the filestand, constructed with pigeon-holes art. This is pivoted by means of a central vertical rod, B, upon the base 0, the lower end of the rod being fixed in the base and held at its upper end by a cross bar or brace, D. At the lower end of the body A is formed an annular base-board or flange, E, upon the upper surface of which are placed the indexes, to indicate the vertical rows or series of pigeon-holes. Radiating from the outer edges of the pigeon-holes are the plates F F, upon both surfaces of each of which are formed indexes corresponding with the series of pigeon-holes.

In constructing the body A, I employ a central vertical cylinder, b, by preference hollow, to reduce the weight, and upon the circumference of this cylinder are secured numerous annular shelves or horizontal flanges, c 0. Between these shelves or flanges the pigeon-holes a are formed by means of the vertical partitions d. The cylinder at rests upon the abovementioned base-board E, so that this board forms the bottom of the lower set of pigeonholes. At the upper end of the body A is placed the board or plate G, which forms the upper surface of the upper row of pigeonholes. This top plate also serves to form the upper bearing for the vertical rod B and to center the body A thereon. The flanges F reach some distance in front ofthe pigeonholes, as shown clearly in the drawings, and upon their surfaces are formed or attached the indexes e, the letters composingwhich are placed opposite their respective pigeon-holes, as shown clearly in Fig. l; and these flanges are headed at their outer edgesto enable them to be conveniently grasped for revolving the file. While there may be a flange for each vertical set of pigeon-holes, I prefer to arrange them so that two sets of pigeon-holes will come between each pair of flanges, as

shown clearly in Fig. 2. Opposite each pair of flanges F will be placed an index-letter upon the upper surface of the base board or flange E, so that these index-letters will indicate at a glance the vertical series of pigeonholes, while the vertical indexes will indicate at a glance the pigeon-holes in each series.

The flanges F, besides furnishing index-surfaces, separate the vertical series of pigeonholes, so that only one set will stand before the user at the same time, thus preventing confusion and avoiding to a great extent danger of mistake in filing away matter.

While my invention is adapted for individual use for filing away letters, documents, &c., it is more particularly designed for post-office use, to facilitate the distribution and delivery,

of general mail-matter. It may also be used with advantage by druggists and other merchants dealing in articles which may be classified by name or letter.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A revolving filestand formed with pigeon-holes and'provided with index-flanges F, reaching beyond and in front of the pigeonholes, substantially as shown and described.

2. A revolving file-stand formed with pig eon-holes a, and provided with the vertical index-flanges F, reaching beyond said pigeonholes, in combination with the bottom index board or surface, E, extending beyond said indeX-flanges, substantially as described.

3. The filestand formed with series of pig eon-holes, and provided with plates or indexflanges extending beyond said pigeon-holes, each plate or flange dividing each pigeon-hole into compartments and having indexes upon both sides of its projecting portion, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4:. The file-stand formed with series of pigeon-lioles, and provided with index plates or flanges extending beyond said pigeon-holes,

ERSKINE DXVIGHT PARSONS.

\Vitnesses:

WVM. T. F0111), J AS. J. KEITH. 

